[SOA] PSA - Curtis Gates Lloyd Research Fellowship deadline approaching

[Anna Heran]

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Curtis G. Lloyd Research Fellowship 
Announcement

 

Fellowship in all aspects of botanical research: 
from science through visual arts

 

The Lloyd Library and Museum is proud to announce the  
Curtis G. Lloyd Research Fellowship 
for the academic year 2016-17.  

 

The fellowship is for a period of 1-3 months for work that is based on resources within the Lloyd  Library and Museum collections.  Research topics can  include, but are not limited to, the following:

Fellowship stipend: $2,500.00/month for the duration of the fellowship.  Any expenses incurred beyond the amount of the fellowship are the responsibility of the Fellow.

 

Benefits of the Fellowship: The Lloyd Library and Museum collections are largely unparalleled in depth and breadth of topics collected relating to botany and pharmacy.  Fellows will have work space provided and supervised stacks privileges will be made available, along with photocopying and other imaging capabilities.  The library has a stellar reputation and is well-regarded by scholars throughout the world, all with a diverse range of expertise and interests.  Please visit www.lloydlibrary.org for further information about the library and its collections.

 

Requirements: 

· Successful candidates will hold at minimum a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in a field relevant to the work they want to pursue for the fellowship.  

· Fellowship to be completed in one month increments, from one to three months.  Please specify desired fellowship period in your application.

· Fellows will be expected to work at the Library at least 2 full days/week for the duration of their fellowship.

· Fellowship is for Research Purposes for individuals only.  

· Applicants must be citizens of the United States or be a U.S. lawful permanent resident.

· Fellowship must be completed within the 2016/17 academic year, which includes both the summer before and the summer after the academic calendar

 

How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit completed applications in writing, either via postal service or email (pdf's only, please), which includes the following:

· A concise and well written research proposal (at least 2 pages, but no more than 4, single-spaced) about how the Lloyd's collections are essential and critical to the candidate's research.  Provide concrete examples of materials to be utilized over the course of the fellowship.

· Provide context, where relevant, of how this project fits into a larger body of work in your field

· List of prior publications, if applicable.  Arts applicants should include copies of prior work samples.  

· Up-to-date Resumé or CV

· Unofficial transcripts (successful candidates may be asked to submit official transcripts)

· A brief budget on how awards funds are to be spent

 

No applications will be accepted from Fellowship awardees for a period of at least 3 years from their prior award.

 

Applications due January 15, 2016.

 

Expected outcomes: Public Lecture, Art Show (for arts applicants), or other public presentation of an appropriate nature, with the approval of the Fellowship Committee, on the fellow's topic of research; acknowledgement of the Fellowship and the Library in print publication or other appropriate venue.

 

Fellows must supply a copy of any publications that result from this work: book, journal article, etc., for the Library's archival records; and, artists should provide digital copies of artwork produced as part of the fellowship for the  Library's archival records.

 

Award decisions will be made no later than the end of February and all applicants will be notified of the Committee's decision in early March regarding their individual applications.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anna K. Heran

Exhibits Curator & Education/Outreach Coordinator

Lloyd Library and Museum

917 Plum Street

Cincinnati, OH 45202

513-721-3707

www.lloydlibrary.org

Bringing Science, Art, and History to Life, Because the Past is the Path to the Future

 

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